Vehicle pivotal headrest
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorMladen Humer
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Abstract
A vehicle seat and headrest arrangement (100) includes a seatback frame (102) and a headrest (104) having a cushion portion (108) and an impact target (113) pivotally associated with the seatback frame (102). A rearward force acting upon the impact target causes the cushion portion to rotate forwardly. A spring (116) operatively associated with the headrest (104) and the seatback frame (102) biases the headrest against pivotal movement. The arrangement further includes a damper (118) operatively associated with the headrest (104) and the seatback frame (102).
Claims18
A vehicle seat and headrest arrangement (100) comprising a seatback frame (102);
- a headrest (104) having a cushion portion (108) and an impact target (113) pivotally associated with the seatback frame (102), wherein a rearward force upon the impact target (113) causes the cushion portion (108) to rotate forwardly;
- and a spring (116) operatively associated with the headrest (104) and the seatback frame (102) for biasing the cushion portion (108) against forward rotation;
- characterized by:
- a damper (118) connected between the impact target (112) and the seatback frame (102) for retarding rearward rotation of the cushion portion (108), wherein the damper (118) is coaxially aligned with the spring (116).
A vehicle seat and headrest arrangement (100) for use with a vehicle and comprising a seatback frame (102);
- a headrest (104) having a cushion portion (108) and a target (113) moveably associated with the seatback frame (102), wherein rearward loading of the target (113) causes the cushion portion (108) to move forwardly;
- and a pair of springs (116) operatively associated with the target (113) and the seatback frame (102) for moving the cushion portion (108) rearwardly after the cushion portion (108) has moved forwardly;
- characterized by:
- a pair of dampers (118) operatively associated with the target (113) and the seatback frame (102) for retarding rearward movement of the cushion portion (108) after the cushion portion (108) has moved forwardly, wherein each damper (118) is disposed within and coaxially aligned with a particular spring (116).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.